Body portion developing device with combined vacuum and vibrating means



May 14, 1968 R. L. REAVES 3,332,357

BODY PORTION DEVELOPING DEVICE WITH COMBINED VACUUM AND VIBRATING MEANSFiled March 22, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet l A 7TOQ/VEV May 14, 1968 R. L.REAVES BODY PORTION DEVELOPING DEVICE WITH COMBINED VACUUM AND VIBRATINGMEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed March 22, 1965 R 5 E e 6 m WM 7 0 N v w E 1 Qw w 6 T4 6 5 6* 1 5 0 I 0 0 0 00 0 0 o M 0 0 0 M mw wm G0 aoooqo C O. o0 o o m o 1 oo o o O O OOQO 0000 o o O00 0% 6 OOO 5 United States Patent3,382,867 BIJDY PGRTION DEVELOPING DEVICE WITH COMBINED VACUUM AND VI-BRATING MEANS Ruby L. Reaves, 2736 W. Artesia Blvd., Torrance, Calif.90504 Filed Mar. 22, 1965, Ser. No. 441,547 Claims. (Cl. 12838) ABSTRACT(IF THE DISCLGSURE There is disclosed herein an improved body portiondeveloping arrangement in which a controlled vacuum and air fiow isapplied to preselected portions of the body. The vacuum tends tostimulate the flow of blood to the tissue subjected to the vacuum andthe air flow is carefully controlled and directed so as to induce avibratory action in the bodily portion subjected to the air flow. Thevacuum is achieved by conventional pump and a generally cup shapedarrangement is utilized to be clamped over the preselected body portion.Air flows through an outer of two concentrically mounted cups formingthe cup arrangement and the edges thereof are sealed to the body toprovide an enclosed portion of the body. Air flows into the spacebetween the two cups and then through orifices in the inner cup toprovide directed air flow around. the preselected bodily portion andthen to the vacuum pump. The air flow pattern is controlled to providethe desired vibratory action and the desired degree of vacuum isachieved by control of a bleed orifice.

This invention relates to the bodily exercising art and moreparticularly to an improved arrangement for selectively exercising andenlarging preselected bodily portions.

Many portions of the human anatomy, even among moderately active people,do not receive proper exercise. Consequently, muscles associated withsuch bodily portions tend to lose their strength and are unable tosupport firmly the bodily portions. Further, there are certain musclesfor which selective exercises are vitually impossible, i.e., exercisesthat will selectively exercise only the desired muscle withoutexercising additional muscles.

In addition, the dictates of contemporaneous society often demand thatcertain portions of the human body bear a proportionate sizerelationship to the rest of the body and, in certain people, when thesebodily portions do not by nature have this size, there is a need for anarrangement to induce growth to the desired proportionate relationship.

One such area in which muscle exercise as Well as bodily growth is oftendesired is in the female breasts. Thus it is often desired not only toenlarge the breast but it is also desirable to strengthen the muscles,such as the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles supporting thebreast, so that the breasts do not sag but tend to be normally lifted bythe strengthened muscles into the position desired for social oraesthetic reasons. How ever, exercising only the pectoralis major andpectoralis minor muscles has proven to be virtually impossible sincemuscular contractions of these muscles are often accompanied by muscularcontractions of muscles in the shoulders, upper arms and lower arms withconsequent enlargement of these bodily portions too. Similarly, otherbodily portions in which enlargement as well as muscle strengthening isdesired may be the buttocks, calves of egs, thighs, or like.

There has not been developed, as far as applicant is aware, in the priorart, any arrangement suitable for selectively exercising preselectedbodily portions such as those above enumerated, as well as others.Applicant is aware of, for example, bust developers in which a vacuum isapplied to regions surrounding the breast to draw blood to the breastand therefore tend to increase the size by the increased blood flow.However, such devices do not provide for simultaneous exercise of themuscles supporting the breast and consequently induce only a greater sagto the breast as the size is increased but muscular development is notprovided. Other arrangements have often attempted to provide a vibratorymovement to the breast to simulate exercise thereof by encasing thebreast in a close-fitting cup and then moving cup and breast invibratory modes. The physical contact of the breast with the cup limitedthe force and vibratory amplitude that could be applied to the breastand consequently any muscular development was limited, if present atall.

Accordingly, there has long been a need for a bodily exerciser thatwould exercise preselected bodily portions and also stimulate the growththereof to any extent desired by the user. It is a prime object ofapplicants in vention herein to provide such an improved bodilydeveloping arrangement.

It is another object of applicants invention herein to provide anarrangement that will selectively exercise preselected mus-cles of thebody as well as simultaneously stimulating the growth of associatedpreselected body portions.

It is yet another object of applicants invention herein to provide abust developer that will simultaneously increase the size of the breastas well as strengthen and exercise the muscles supporting the breast.

While applicants invention is described herein and illustrated on theannexed drawings in embodiments til lustrating breast development, itwill be appreciated that applicants invention be equally well utilizedfor any other preselected portion of the body.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters referto similar elements through health, FIGURE 1 is a schematic diagram ofone embodiment of applicants invention;

FIGURE 2 illustrates a breast cup useful in the practice of applicantsinvention;

FIGURE 3 is a partial sectional view of the breast cup illustrated inFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 illustrates another embodiment of applicants invention;

FIGURE 5 is an end-view of the breast cup shown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 illustrates another embodiment of applicans invention; and

FIGURE 7 illustrates an airflow control useful .in the practice ofapplicants invention.

Referring now to FIGURE 1, there is shown a schematic representation ofthe structure of one embodiment of the applicants invention. As shown inFIGURE 1, there is a breast developer generally designated 10 comprisedof a pair of cup means 12 and 14 conntycted by flexible tube means 16and 18 to a Y-shaped fitting 20. The Y-shaped fitting 20 is connected bya flexible hose 22 to a vacuum pump 24, which, for example, may besimilar to vacuum cleaner motors and may be, if desired, electricallypowered.

The flexible tube means 16 and 18 and the flexible hose means 20 arepreferably made, in the preferred embodiment of applicants invention, ofspring steel reinforced hose similar to those utilized on hair-dryers orsimilar appliances. The connections of flexible tube means 16 and 18 tothe cup means 9 and 14, respectively, and to 3 the Y fitting are, ofcourse, air tight as is the connection of the flexible hose 22 to the Yfitting 2t) and the vacuum pump 24.

FIGURE 2 illustrates the structure of one cup means, such as the cupmeans 12. It will be appreciated that the construction of the other cupmeans 14 is similar to the construction of the cup means 12.

The cup means 12 comprises an outer shell member 26 and an inner shellmember 28. The inner shell member 28 is contained within the outer shellmember 26 and is spaced a preselected distance therefrom to defineairflow passage 3%. In the preferred embodiment of applicants inventionthe outer shell member 26 and inner shell member 28 are fabricated fromtransparent plastic, such as polyethylene, acetate or the like so thataction within the inner shell member 28 may be observed.

The inner shell member 28 is sealed to the outer shell member 2e alongbase peripheral edge portions 4-2 such as indicated by the seal ringshown at 32. Both the inner shell member 28 and outer shell member 26are similar in shape and are generally conical. The inner shell member28 defines a breast receiving cavity 34-. The inner shell member 28 isalso provided with a plurality of apertures 36 through side-wallportions thereof in a preselected array. Additional apertures 33 areprovided in regions adjacent to the apex 4% of inner shell member 28.The apertures as and 38 allow communication between the airflow passageStl and the breast receiving cavity 34-.

In the preferred embodiment of applicants invention, as seen moreclearly in FIGURE 5, the preselected pattern for the apertures 36 is afour-pointed star extend ing from regions adjacent the apex 40 towardsthe base peripheral edge port-ions 42. When a breast, such as breast 44,is contained Within the breast receiving cavity '34, applicant, in thepreferred embodiment of applicants invention, prefers that thefour-pointed star pattern defined by the apertures 36 be aligned atapproximately degrees from a horizontal axis 46 and a vertical axis 48that might be drawn through the nipple 50 of the breast 44. Applicanthas found that with such a four-pointed star pattern so aligned with thehorizontal and vertical axis through the nipple 50, the pull on thebreast under operating conditions is not uncomfortable and may generallybe endured without physical pain to the user.

The base peripheral edge portions 42 of the outer shell member 25 andinner shell member 28 as shown in FIG- URE 2 and FIGURE 3, comprisegenerally the base edges of the inner shell member 28 and outer shellmember 26 and in this region they are spaced a greater distance apartthan the preselected distance of the airflow passage 36.

A porous pad means 52, which may, for example, be fabricated ofpolyurethane is contained between the extremities of the inner shellmember 23 and the outer shell member 26 in the base peripheral edgeportion 42 and is removably restrained therein. The porous pad means 52provides, during operation of applicant invention as described below,sealing between portions of the body adjacent to the breast, asindicated by S t and the cup means 12. In order to provide moresubstantial sealing, applicant prefers that the base peripheral edgeportion 42 be carefully contoured to fit more closely the contour of theregions adjacent to the breast. Applicant has found that by sizing andcontouring substantially in accordance with the sizing established bythe brassiere industry, applicant is able to provide a comparativelysmall number of sizes, for example, five body sizes, that will allowutilization of applicants device a substantial majority of women.

A plurality of apertures is provided in the base peripheral edgeportions 4-2 and this plurality of apertures extends circumferentiallyaround both the inner shell member 28 and t e outer shell member 26.Apertures 56 in the outer shell member 26 and apertures 58 in the innershel member 28 are provided adjacent to the porous pad 52 for reasonsdescribed below.

Additional apertures at} are provided in base peripheral edge portionsof the outer shell member 25 and the apertures on also extendcircnmferentially around the cup means 12.

Another plurality of apertures 62 are in the inner shell member 28 andare intermediate the apertures 58 and the sealing ring 32 that seals theinner shell member 28 to the outer shell member 26. In the preferredembodiment of applicants invention the size of the apertures 62extending circumferentially around the base peripheral edge portions ofthe inner shell member 28, as described above, is substantially smallerthan the size of the apertures 56, so and 6%. Thus, the apertures 56,53, b9 and 62 allow airflow from regions external the cup means 12 intothe breast receiving cavity 34 and at least a part of the airflowadjacent porous pad means 52.

It will be appreciated that the base peripheral edge portions 42 may beprovided by a separate structure and not fashioned of extensions of theinner shell member 26 and outer shell member 28. Such an arrangement isillustrated in FIGURE 4 where there is shown the base peripheral edgeportions 42 of a cup means 12' similar to the cup means 12. The baseperipheral edge portion 42' is a generally U-shaped structure having anouter leg means 43, an inner leg means 45, and a base means 47. An outershell member 26 may be positioned in a slot means 29 in the base 47 andsealed thereto. Similarly an inner shell means 28 may be sealed in aslot means 51 in the base means 47 and a porous pad means 52 may beremovably restrained between the outer leg 43 and the inner leg 45.Apertures 56', 58, es, and 62 are provided in an arrangement similiar tothat shown in FIGURE 3 to allow the flow of air from regions externalthe cup means 12 to regions in breast receiving cavity 34' defined bythe inner cup member 28'. Operation of the embodiment shown on FIGURE 4is substantially identical to the operation of the embodiment shown inFIGURES 1, 2 and 3.

In one arrangement of applicants invention that applicant has tested andthat has preven to be satisfactory in enlarging the breast andstrengthening and enlarging the muscles supporting the breast, theseparation between the inner cup member 28 and the outer cup member 26defining the air passage 30 is approximately of an inch and issubstantially uniform from the base peripheral edge portions 42 to theapex 4t Applicant has also found that the apertures 36 and 62 are on theorder of ;-inch in diameter and the apertures 56, 58 and 60 may be onthe order of %3-l!ll1 in diameter. The point of the stars indicated byaperture 36 is spaced approximately /2-inch from the apertures 62 in themodel of applicants invention mentioned above. The apertures 38 may beplaced extremely close together and may even overlap to provide agenerally large aperture area for airflow into the airflow passage 30from the apex 4% of the inner shell member 23. Any convenient size maybe utilized for apertures 38, for example, 5 -inch diameter apertures.The size and pattern of the apertures 38 have not been found to becritical in the practice of applicants invention.

In operation, the vacuum motor 24, shown in FIG- URE I, is energized toprovide a preselected vacuum level in the airflow passage 38 and thebreast-receiving cavity 34 through communication therewith by theflexible hose 22, Y fitting 2t and flexible tube means 16.

The flexible tube 16, as shown in FIGURE 1, fits onto a tail piece 7%coupled to the apex portion 72 or" the outer shell member 2-6. When thecup means 12 and 14 are pressed against the body portions surroundingthe breast, such as body portions 54 shown on FIGURE 2, a portion of theair drawn by the vacuum motor 24, passes through porous pad means 52,thereby sealing the cup means 12 and 14 to the body portions 54.Applicant has found that in the practice of applicants invention, betterresults are obtained when the bodily portions to be exercised, such asthe breast 44 and the body portions adjacent thereto, such as the bodyportions 54, are first coated with a body oil such as commerciallyavailable body oils, cocoa butter, or the like. This prevents the dryingout of the skin as well as helping to provide a better seal with theporous pad means 52.

Under the influence of the vacuum level created by vacuum pump 24, airis drawn through the porous pad means 52 as indicated by the arrows 7-4.Similarly air is drawn from regions external cup means 12 and 14 throughapertures 56, 58 and 60, as indicated by the arrows 76, 78, and 80,respectively. Similarly air flows into the breastreceiving cavity 34through the apertures 62 as indicated by the arrows 82. Air then flowsfrom the breast-receiving cavity 34 through the apertures 36 and intothe airflow passage 30 as indicated by the arrows 84.

Under the influence of this airflow through the breastreceiving cavity34 and into the airflow passage 30 the breast 44 tends to vibrate at apredetermined amplitude and frequency.

As indicated on FIGURE 2, in the preferred embodiment of applicantsinvention, the cup means 12 and 14 are sufficiently large so that thebreast 44 is not in physical contact therewith, at least during thetimes when the breast is vibrating. As indicated by the dotted linesrepresentations 44', and 44 of the breast 44 the full amplitude of thebreast in vibration is shown. Thus, breast 44 does not contact the wallsof the inner shell means 28.

Simultaneously, with the vibration of the breast the vacuum, generatedby the vacuum pump 24, in the breastreceiving cavity 34 tends to suckthe breast and particularly the nipple 50 thereof towards the pluralityof apertures 38 in the apex 4d of the inner shell member 28. Thus, eventhough the breast 44 may initially lie against the lower portions of theinner shell 28 when the preselected vacuum level is provided in thebreast-receiving cavity 34 the breast 44 tends to be pulled away fromcontact with the inner shell member 28. Applicant has found, however,that with some women, in whom the sag of breasts has become quitepronounced, efiicient utilization of applicants invention may beobtained by having such a person bend forward from the waist so that thebreasts are hanging away from the body and therefore are able to besurrounded by the cup means 12 and not be in contact therewith duringvibration. However, applicant has found that when such women continuetreatment with applicants invention, the strengthening of the musclesprovided by the vibration induced in the breast soon tends to eliminatemost of the sag associated therewith.

The vacuum level induced in the breast-receiving cavity 34 andsurrounding the breast 44 tends to induce a flow of blood into thebreast 44. Applicant has found, as is well known, that such a flow ofblood tends to stimulate the growth of the body tissue comprising thebreast 44. Si multaneously, of course, with such increased blood flow tothe breast 44- the vibration induced in the breast 44 tends tostrengthen the muscles that support the breast 44 and therefore doesprovide both a strengthening and an enlargement of the muscles as wellas of the tissue comprising the breast itself.

In utilizing applicants invention to provide an increase in the size ofthe breast and a strengthening and enlargement of the muscles supportingthe breast, or, of course, any other preselected bodily portion,applicant prefers that the bodily portion so selected be subjected totreatment by applicants invention over an extended period of time, forexample, six months or so to provide the desired size. During such timeapplicants invention should .be used daily. After the desired size isachieved, applicant has found that two or three applications a week ofapplicants invention are sufficient to maintain the muscle tone desiredwithout further increasing the size of the preselected body portion.

Since the va'cuum level induced in the airflow passage 30 and thebreast-receiving cavity 34 determines the particular airflow rate aroundthe breast 44, applicant has found it advantageous to have an adjustableair bleed orifice structure in the flexible hose means 22 to allowadjustment of the preselected vacuum level in the breastreceiving cavity34 and airflow passage 30. As shown in FIGURE 7, the bleed orifice maycomprise a collar means 92 snugly fitting around the flexible hoseportion 22 which, in this area, is provided with a plurality ofapertures therethrough as indicated by the apertures 94. The collarmeans 92 rotates about the hose means 22 to close off or block apreselected number of the apertures 94 in order to vary the amount ofbleed air admitted into the hose means 2-2 so that the vacuum level inthe breast-receiving cavity 34 and airflow passage 33 may thereby beadjusted.

In some applications of applicants invention, it has been found that avacuum to induce greater blood flow to a preselected body portion maynot be necessary and only a vibratory mode of exercise for musclestrengthening and muscle enlargement may be desired. Such an arrangementis indicated in FIGURE 6. As shown in FIGURE 6, which is a schematicrepresentation of the structure associated with this embodiment ofapplicants invention, there is an air blower, generally designated 100,which, for example, may be electrically driven. A flexible hose meansI102 connects the air blower 1% with a pair of cup means 104- and 1%through collar means 108 and 110 respectively. The cup means 104 and 166may, for example, be similar to the cup means 12, and 14 shown onFIGURE 1. The collar means 108 and 110 encircle the base peripheral edgeportions of the cup means 104 and [10 6 and provide a seal therewith tothe outer shell members 165 and 107, respectively of the cup means 134and 10-6. This provides essentially a plenum chamber around each of thebase peripheral edge portions of cup means 104 and 106. When the cupmeans 104 and 1% are placed adjacent to preselected bodily portions andthe air blower is energized, air flows through the flexible hose 1G2 andinto the collar means 108 and 1-19 and then into the cavity defined bythe cup means 194 and lot. The air then exits from the cup means 194 and196 as illustrated by the arrows 112. The flow of air around thepreselected bodily portions contained within the cup means 104 and 106induces a vibration therein for stimulation and strengthening of themuscles supporting such a preselected bodily portion. Since no vacuum ispresent in the cup means 1M and 106, the comparatively large amount ofblood flow that would normally be induced by such a vacuum is notpresent in this embodiment of applicants inventi n and, in general,applicant has found that muscle development is provided withoutnecessarily increasing the size of the particular preselected bodyportion that is within the cup means 104 and 1%.

While the vibratory amplitude and frequency of the preselected bodilyportions contained within applicants invention during operation thereofwill, of course, vary not only from portion to portion but also fromerson to person depending upon the particular size and shape of thepreselected bodily portion, applicant has found that comparatively highfrequencies are induced. Thus applicant has found that in utilizingapplicants invention as a breast developer, as described above foroperation of the embodiment shown on FIGURES l, 2 and 3, the frequenciesinduced in the vibration thereof during operation are on the order of afew cycles per second to 60 cycles per second, or more, depending, ofcourse, upon the particular size and shape of the breast as well as theparticular vacuum level maintained, and the amplitude may be on theorder of /1inch to 1 inch, or more. Such frequencies and such amplitudescannot be induced, as far as applicant is aware, by any vibratoryphysical closefitting cup that continuously engages the breast duringsuch vibration as the comparative softness of the breast tissue bearingagainst a comparatively rigid container would be extremely painful and,in all probability, extremely damaging and/or physically harmful.Applicants invention on the other hand allows such high frequencyvibrations without any physical contact between the inner shell member28 and the breast 44.

This concludes the description or" applicants invention. From the aboveit can be seen that applicant has provided an improved bodily exercisingarrangement that not only permits the stimulation of the growth of thepreselected bodily portion but also the strengthening and enlargement ofthe muscles supporting such a preselected body portion. Those skilled inthe art may find many variations and adaptations of applicants inventionand the following Claims are intended to cover all such variations andadaptations falling within the true scope and spirit of applicantsinvention.

What is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by the LettersPatent of the United States is:

I claim:

1. A breast developer of the kind in which a vacuum is applied inregions surrounding each breast to draw blood to said breast andsimultaneously each breast is induced to vibrate at a predeterminedfrequency and a predetermined amplitude to exercise said breast and saidbreast vibrates substantia ly free of physical contact with said breastdeveloper and comprising, in combination:

a pair of cup means, each of said cup means comprising an inner shellmember and an outer shell member, and said inner shell member defining agenerally conically shaped breast receiving cavity, and said inner shellmember contained within said outer shell member and substantiallyuniformly spaced a preselected distance therefrom to define an airflowpas sage therebetween, and said inner shell member and said outer shellmember substantially similar in shape, and said inner shell membercircumferentiaily sealed to said outer shell member in regions adjacentbase peripheral edge portions thereof, and said base peripheral edgeportions of said inner shell member and said outer shell membercontoured to substantially fit body portions surrounding said breast;

a porous pad means retained intermediate said base peripheral edgeportions of said inner shell member and said outer shell member toprovide a seal between said body portions and said cup means;

a first plurality of apertures in said peripheral edge portions of saidinner shell member and said outer shell member for allowing the flow ofair from regions external said cup means partially adjacent andpartially through said porous pad means and into said breast receivingcavity of said cup means;

a second plurality of apertures in said inner shell member in apreselected array for allowing the flow of air from said breastreceiving cavity into said airflow passage;

a Y-shaped tubular member;

a pair of flexible tube members connecting each branch of said Y shapedtubular member to the apex of said outer shell members and said flexibletube members communicating with said airflow passages of said cup means;

a vacuum pump;

a flexible hose means connecting said vacuum pump to the base of saidY-shaped tubular member to apply a preselected vacuum level in saidbreast receiving cavity and in said airflow passages and to provide apreselected airflow rate from regions external said pair of cup meansthrough said breast receiving cavities and into said airflow passages ofsaid pair of cup means for inducing a vibration of said breasts at apredetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude, and said innershell members of said pair of cup means large enough so that saidbreasts vibrate substantially free of contact with said inner shellmembers;

and means for selectively varying said preselected vacuum level and saidpreselected airflow rate to vary said predetermined frequency andpredetermined amplitude of vibration of said breasts.

2. The arrangement defined in claim 1 wherein said preselected distancebetween said inner shell member and said outer shell member is on theorder of A of an inch.

3. The arrangement defined in claim 1 in which said first plurality ofapertures comprise a plurality of first holes having a first diameterand extending circumferentially around the peripheral edge portions ofsaid inner shell member and said outer shell member and a plurality ofsecond holes having a second diameter substantially smaller than saidfirst diameter and extending circumferentially around said peripheraledge portions of said inner shell member and spaced intermediate saidfirst holes therein and said circumferential seal of said inner shellmember to said outer shell member.

4. The arrangement defined in claim 1 in which said second plurality ofapertures in said preselected array comprises a plurality of holes in afour-point-star pattern and the points of said star pattern extend fromthe apex of said inner shell member towards the peripheral edge portionthereof; and a plurality of holes in the apex of said inner shellmember.

5. The arrangement defined in claim 4 in which each point of saidfour-point-star pattern comprises three substantially co-linear arraysof holes intersecting at a point adjacent said peripheral edge portionof said inner shell member.

6. The arrangement defined in claim 5 in which said four-point-starpattern is aligned so that said points are approximately 45 rotated froma horizontal and a vertical axis through the nipple of said breast.

7. A bust developer of the kind in which each breast is surrounded by arigid cup means and a preselected airflow pattern is provided aroundeach breast to induce each breast to vibrate at a predeterminedfrequency and amplitude to exercise said breast, and said breast is freeof physical contact with said cup means during vibration, comprising, incombination:

a pair of cup means, each cup means comprising an inner shell member andan outer shell member and said inner shell member defining a generallyconically shaped breast receiving cavity and said cavity sufiicientlylarge so that said breast fits in said cavity free of physical contactwith said inner shell member, and said inner shell member containedWithin said outer shell member and uniformly spaced a preselecteddistance therefrom to define an airflow passage therebetween and saidinner shell member and said outer shell member substantially similar inshape and said inner shell member sealed to said outer shell member inregions adjacent base peripheral portions thereof, and said baseperipheral edge portions of said inner shell member and said outer shellmember contoured to fit body portions surrounding each breast, and saidouter shell member and said inner shell member having apertures adjacentthe apex thereof for communication of said cavity and said airflowpassage with regions external said cup means;

a porous pad means retained intermediate said base peripheral edgeportions of said inner shell member and said outer shell member toprovide a pad between said body por-tions surrounding each breast andsaid cup means;

a first plurality of apertures in said peripheral edge portion of saidinner shell member and said outer shell member for allowing the flow ofair from regions external said cup means into said breast receivingcavity of said cup means and at least a part of said air flowing throughsaid aperture in said apex of said inner shell member;

a second plurality of apertures in sidewall portions of said inner shellmember in a preselected array for allowing the flow of air from saidbreast receiving cavity into said airflow passage and said air exitingfrom said airflow passage through said aperture in said apex of saidouter shell member;

and means for providing air at a preselected pressure and flow rate intosaid first plurality of apertures.

8. A body exercising comprising, in combination:

a cup means comprising an inner shell member and an outer shell memberand said inner shell member defining a body portion receiving cavity,and said inner shell member contained Within said outer shell member andsubstantially uniformly spaced a preselected distance therefrom todefine an airflow passage therebetween, and said inner shell membersealed to said outer shell member along base peripheral edges thereof;

a U-shaped member coupled to said cup means along said base peripheraledge portions circumferentially therearound on the base of said U-shapedmember, and the inner leg of said U member aligned with the innersurface of said inner shell member, and the outer leg member of said Umember spaced a greater distance from said inner leg member than saidpreselected distance;

a first plurality of apertures in said inner leg member and said outerleg member and extending circumferentially around said U-shaped memberin a preselected array;

a second plurality of apertures in said base of said U-shaped memberintermediate said outer leg member and said outer shell member;

a third plurality of apertures in said inner leg member of said U-shapedmember intermediate said first plurality of apertures and said basemember of said U- shaped member and said third plurality of aperturesextending circumferentially around said U-s-haped member and having adiameter substantially less than the diameter of said first and saidsecond apertures;

a porous pad means removably restrained between said outer leg memberand said inner leg member of said U-shaped member for providing a paddedseal surrounding said preselected body portions;

and said U-shaped member having the outer ends of said inner leg memberand said outer leg member contoured to conform to areas surrounding saidpreselected body portion;

and a fourth plurality of apertures in said inner shell member in apreselected array for allowing the flow of air from said body portionreceiving cavity into said airflow passage.

9. A body exercising comprising, in combination:

a cup means comprising an inner shell member and an outer shell memberand said inner shell member defining a body portion receiving cavity,and said inner shell member contained within said outer shell member andsubstantially uniformly spaced a preselected distance therefrom todefine an airflow passage therebetween, and said inner shell membersealed to said outer shell member along base peripheral edges thereof;

a U-shaped member coupled to said cup means along said base peripheraledge portions circumferentially therearound on the base of said U-shapedmember, and the inner leg of said U member aligned with the innersurface of said inner shell member, and the outer leg member of said Umember spaced a greater distance from said inner leg member than saidpreselected distance;

a first plurality of apertures in said inner leg member and said outerleg member and extending circumferentially around said U-shaped memberin a preselected array;

a second plurality of apertures in said base of said U- shaped memberintermediate said outer leg member and said outer shell member;

a third plurality of apertures in said inner leg member of said U-shapedmember intermediate said first plurality of apertures and said basemember of said U shaped member and said third plurality of aperturesextending circumferentially around said U- shaped member and having adiameter substantially less than the diameter of said first and saidsecond apertures;

a porous pad means removably restrained between said outer leg memberand said inner leg member of said U-shaped member for providing a paddedseal surrounding said preselected body portions;

and said U-shaped member having the outer ends of said inner leg memberand said outer leg member contoured to conform to areas surrounding saidpreselected body portion;

and a fourth plurality of apertures in said inner shell member in apreselected array for allowing the flow of air from said body portionreceiving cavity into said airflow passage;

and means for generating a preselected vacuum level in said body portionreceiving cavity of said inner shell member and in said airflow passageto provide a preselected vacuum level adjacent said preselected bodyportion and a preselected airflow rate from regions external said cupmeans through said first, second and third plurality of apertures intosaid preselected body portion receiving cavity from said preselectedbody portion receiving cavity into said airflow passage and from saidairflow passage to regions external said cup means.

10. A body exercising comprising, in combination:

a cup means comprising an inner shell member and an outer shell memberand said inner shell member defining a body portion receiving cavity,and said inner shell member contained within said outer shell member andsubstantially uniformly spaced a preselected distance therefrom todefine an airflow passage therebetween, and said inner shell membersealed to said outer shell member along base peripheral edges thereof;

a U-shaped member coupled to said cup means along said base peripheraledge portions circumferentially therearound on the base of said U-shapedmember, and the inner leg of said U member aligned with the innersurface of said inner shell member, and the outer leg member of said Umember spaced a greater distance from said inner leg member than saidpreselected distance;

a first plurality of apertures in said inner leg member and said outerleg member and extending circumferentially around said U-shaped memberin a preselected array;

a second plurality of apertures in said base of said U- shaped memberintermediate said outer leg member and said outer shell member;

a third plurality of apertures in said inner leg member of said'U-shaped member intermediate said first plurality of apertures and saidbase member of said U-s'haped member and said third plurality ofapertures extending circumferentially around said U- shaped member andhaving a diameter substantially less than the diameter of said first andsecond apertures;

a porous pad means removably restrained between said outer leg memberand said inner leg member of said U-shaped member for providing a paddedseal surrounding said preselected body portions;

said U-shaped member having the outer ends of said inner leg member andsaid outer leg member con- 1 1 toured to conform to areas surroundingsaid preselected body portion;

a fourth plurality of apertures in said inner shell member in apreselected array for allowing the fiow air from said body portionreceiving cavity into said airflow passage;

and means for inducing a preselected airflow rate through said first,second and third pluralities of apertures into said preselected bodyportion receiving cavity and from said body portion receiving cavityinto said airflow passage and from said airflow passage to regionsexternal said cup means.

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L. W. TRAPP, Primary Examiner.

